Oncoming and Recent

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Oncoming adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.

Usage example: we're looking forward to your oncoming visit

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Recent is an antonym for oncoming.

Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.

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Oncoming is an antonym for recent.

Nearby Words: recently, recency

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Recent and Oncoming. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/oncoming/recent

Oncoming & Recent. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/oncoming/recent>.

Recent or Oncoming. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/oncoming/recent.

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